Almost 30 years after a woman's remains were found in a rural Clay County field, the case is getting a new look.

Almost 30 years after a woman's remains were found in a rural Clay County field, the case is getting a new look.

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Updated: 5:45 PM CST Mar 3, 2015

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WEBVTT STRONGER USER PASSWORDS. KELLY: A COLD CASE IN CLAY COUNTY IS GETTING ANOTHER LOOK. ALMOST 30 YEARS AGO, DEPUTIES FOUND A WOMAN'S REMAINS IN A FIELD IN RURAL CLAY COUNTY. KMBC 9'S MATT EVANS HAS MORE ON WHAT INVESTIGATORS ARE LOOKING FOR NOW. MATT: THE MYSTERY STILL REMAINS ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED HERE IN A FIELD NEAR 210 AND BOYER ROAD IN RURAL CLAY COUNTY. NOW 30 THIRTY YEARS LATER, COLD CASE DETECTIVES SAY IT'S THEIR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY AND THE CASE IS BACK OPEN. DET. SHANE O'ROARK: WE'RE FAIRLY CONFIDENT THAT AS WE CONTINUE TO WORK ON THIS CASE, ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL BE OBTAINED AND WE CAN BECOME CLOSER TO A RESOLUTION. MATT: THAT RESOLUTION HAS ELUDED DETECTIVES FOR YEARS. INFORMATION IS LACKING. DEPUTIES ONLY FOUND UNIDENTIFIABLE PARTIAL REMAINS AND COMB IN THE FIELD. DET. SHANE O'ROARK: THIS IS A COMPOSITE BASED ON THE SKULL DONE BY A COMPUTER. MATT: DETECTIVES ARE NOW HOPING NEW TECHNOLOGY WILL TURN UP NEW LEADS THEY BELIEVE THIS JANE DOE WAS IN HER EARLY 20'S AND STILL AREN'T SURE HOW OR WHEN SHE DIED. DET. DON MANSELL: WHATEVER IT TAKES, WE JUST NEED THE LEADS. WE GET DIFFERENT LEADS EVERY DAY, DIFFERENT WAYS, BUT WE HOPE SOMEBODY RECOGNIZES A PERSON AND GIVES US A CALL. MATT: TODAY, THE FIELD REMAINS THE SAME AS IT DID THREE DECADES AGO. STILL FARMLAND, STILL YIELDING FEWER ANSWERS THAN INVESTIGATORS WOULD LIKE. DETECTIVES SAY THE KEY TO SOLVING A CASE WITH SO LITTLE PHYSICAL EVIDENCE IS TIPS. THEY ARE NOW URGING THE PUBLIC WHO MIGHT HAVE ANY INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED HERE 30 YEARS AGO TO CALL THE CLAY COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE. MATT EVANS, KMBC 9 NEWS. KELLY: DETECTIVES HAVE SENT DNA EVIDENCE FROM 1985 TO THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS'S FORENSIC DEPARTMENT IN HOPES THEY MIGHT BE ABLE TO TURN UP

Detectives ramp up effort to solve 1985 cold case

Almost 30 years after a woman's remains were found in a rural Clay County field, the case is getting a new look.